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Music doctoral student receives prestigious $10,000 commission

By Lauren Glapa · Thursday, Dec. 8,2011 10:31 p.m.

Jeremy Podgursky, a Jacobs School of Music doctoral student in composition, received a $10,000 commission from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University.

My Little "Brony": Show attracts older audience

By Kathryn Moody · Thursday, Dec. 8,2011 10:28 p.m.

In fall 2010, “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” premiered on The Hub, a TV station with programming mainly for children ages 6 to 12. Little did Hasbro know that older men would be swept up by this animated sensation.

Fashion blog creator shares success story

By Shelby Rizzi · Thursday, Dec. 8,2011 10:18 p.m.

IU has produced many success stories: Robert Gates, Michael Uslan and Ryan Murphy, to name a few. Yet one of the most recent successes is that of Amy Levin, the founder of fashion website CollegeFashionista.com.

Column: Buongiorno, Bologna

By Brea Johnson · Thursday, Dec. 8,2011 10:15 p.m.

Dec. 8 marked the official start of the holiday season here in Bologna with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. While to students it’s mostly a reason for another four-day weekend, older Italians appreciate it as the day Mary began carrying Jesus.

Choirs, ensembles welcome holidays

By Makenzie Holland · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2011 10:57 p.m.

A booming voice from the speakers, placed strategically around the Auditorium, cued everybody to find a seat and prepare for a great performance. “Welcome to the IU Auditorium and the Chimes of Christmas!” Douglas Booher, director of the IU Auditorium, announced to the waiting crowd.

IU explores 3D technology

By Derrick Naylor · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2011 10:41 p.m.

Those in attendance at the IU Cinema Tuesday night were treated to a variety of stereoscopic 3D short films by the Advanced Visualization Laboratory and the Department of Telecommunications. This 3D Student Film Showcase featured eight films created by students, faculty and staff at IU. The evening was also an opportunity to learn about the 3D research being done at the University.

Column: A more personal plate

By Nona Tepper · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2011 10:39 p.m.

In Bloomington, there are more customers than restaurants. The eateries are more individual than those who frequent them. Thus, restaurants are an indicator of individual identity.

Bands keep the holidays cheery

By Celia Grundman · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2011 10:37 p.m.

Bands that wrote songs for the album will perform at Flannelgraph Record’s Holiday Benefit Spectacular. The benefit will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday at The Bishop. Instead of cash, a canned good or clothing donation will be accepted for admission. These will go to the Monroe Country Red Cross.

‘Baby, it’s cold outside’: jazz concert welcomes holidays

By Aaricka Washington · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2011 12:27 a.m.

Members of the Jacobs School of Music faculty and students gave an early Christmas present to the Bloomington community: a jazzy holiday concert, on Tuesday.

Band takes 1st step into Bloomington music

By Morgan Smith · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2011 11:53 p.m.

During their freshmen year, members of The Five O’Clock Shadows set an almost mock goal to be the headlining band to play on the stage at Bluebird Nightclub.

Big Impact: 5 graphic design majors to present their final show

By Emma Grdina · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2011 11:51 p.m.

Their work will be on display Dec. 6 to 10 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Grunwald Gallery of Art.

Jacobs school unites for holiday concert

By Makenzie Holland · Monday, Dec. 5,2011 11:26 p.m.

For the first time, faculty and students from the IU Jacobs School of Music will come together for a holiday celebration today at the Musical Arts Center.

Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Dec. 5,2011 11:25 p.m.

Jewelry can be valuable sentimentally and monetarily. People carry signs of their religion, relationships, relationship status and mood through scraps of fabric, pieces of metal and shiny stones. They use their accessories for more than just tying an outfit together.

Bloomington's got talent

By Derrick Naylor · Monday, Dec. 5,2011 11:24 p.m.

Various local talents gathered at Café Django on Monday to perform comedy, magic and the kind of music the café has become known for. The event, called The Short List, kicked off at 7 p.m. for an audience seeking warmth and shelter from the cold rain outside.

‘Downstairs Mixup’ shows sexual curiosity

By Casey Engelman · Monday, Dec. 5,2011 11:22 p.m.

Nine students have adopted the perspective of the opposite gender — at least when it comes to creating their art. The Downstairs Mix-Up show featuring the work of Sculpture MFA students opens from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday. The exhibit will be located at the Fuller Projects inside McCalla School and is free and open to the public.

Annual holiday ballet performance opens to sold-out crowd

By Shelby Rizzi · Sunday, Dec. 4,2011 8:38 p.m.

IU Ballet Theater presented its 53rd annual production of “The Nutcracker” this weekend at the Musical Arts Center.

Songs from famed composer duo performed at Buskirk

By Rebeca Garcia Gil · Sunday, Dec. 4,2011 8:37 p.m.

On Friday and Saturday, the Union Board Performing Arts Committee presented a show featuring a variety of the duo’s songs in “An Evening of Kander and Ebb” at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Fitz & the Tantrums to play Toys for Tots concert

By Celia Grundman · Sunday, Dec. 4,2011 8:36 p.m.

The vintage organ that first led Michael Fitzpatrick, a.k.a. Fitz, to create the sound for Fitz & the Tantrums does not tour with the band. After all, the band would have to have its own semi-truck to move it, said saxophonist and flautist James King. But the massive instrument is still an inspiration.

Sugar Plum Fairy performers ready for 'The Nutcracker'

By Jake Wright · Friday, Dec. 2,2011 12:08 a.m.

It isn’t often that three Sugar Plum Fairies are seen sharing a stage, but senior Jordan Martin and juniors Mary-Quinn Aber and Gabriella Johnson are only rehearsing the part they share.

Local musicians to play as part of benefit concert

By Derrick Naylor · Thursday, Dec. 1,2011 10:51 p.m.

Local students at Bloomington High School North show their support for domestic violence awareness with music at 7 p.m. Friday. The BHSN Student Council sets up the annual concert that features local bands.

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